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GA HB199

Bill

Status

Passed

5/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Trey Kelley

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands protection of judges' personally identifiable information to include personal phone numbers, home addresses, and property/tax records for current or former state, county, municipal, and federal judges and their spouses

  • Abolishes the requirement for the Administrative Office of the Courts to maintain a centralized database of protected persons, replacing it with a standardized statewide request form for judges seeking information restrictions

  • Requires state and local government entities (including court clerks, boards of elections, tax assessors, and ethics boards) to restrict protected information from public disclosure within 30 days of receiving a valid written request

  • Allows protected persons to bring legal action against individual government officers or employees who fail to comply with disclosure restrictions, with relief limited to injunctive remedies

Legislative Description

Courts; protection of personally identifiable information of judges and their spouses; modify provisions

Last Action

Effective Date 2025-07-01

5/14/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/13/2025
Judiciary2/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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